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102
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58332
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561
National Ranking
27

Linda Steg publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Linda Steg sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 706+

This scientist: 351 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 706 publications or more.

Linda Steg D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Linda Steg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Linda Steg is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Social Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Sociology and Political Science as well as Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law. Applied Psychology, Marketing, and Global and Planetary Change also constitute important subfields of their work.

The main topics investigated by Linda Steg involve Environmental Education and Sustainability, Climate Change Communication and Perception, and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy. Additional areas of focus include Behavioral Health and Interventions, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Risk Perception and Management, and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance.

Linda Steg has published multiple papers showcased in prominent venues, including:

  • When worry about climate change leads to climate action: How values, worry and personal responsibility relate to various climate actions (2020, Global Environmental Change)
  • Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being (2021, Nature Climate Change)
  • To select effective interventions for pro-environmental behaviour change, we need to consider determinants of behaviour (2022, Nature Human Behaviour)
  • Psychology of Climate Change (2022, Annual Review of Psychology)
  • I Am vs. We Are: How Biospheric Values and Environmental Identity of Individuals and Groups Can Influence Pro-environmental Behaviour (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)

Several frequent co-authors have contributed to their publications, including:

  • Goda Perlaviciute
  • Thijs Bouman
  • Ellen van der Werff
  • Anne M. van Valkengoed
  • Lise Jans

The leading publication venues for Linda Steg's work include:

  • Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • One Earth
  • Energy Research & Social Science
  • Environmental Research Communications

Linda Steg's contributions to the scientific community have been recognized with membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Encouraging pro-environmental behaviour : An integrative review and research agenda

    Linda Steg;Charles Vlek

  • A review of intervention studies aimed at household energy conservation

    Wokje Abrahamse;Linda Steg;Charles Vlek;Talib Rothengatter

  • Car use: lust and must. Instrumental, symbolic and affective motives for car use

    Linda Steg

  • Value Orientations to Explain Beliefs Related to Environmental Significant Behavior How to Measure Egoistic, Altruistic, and Biospheric Value Orientations

    Judith I. M. de Groot;Linda Steg

  • Normative, Gain and Hedonic Goal Frames Guiding Environmental Behavior

    Siegwart Lindenberg;Linda Steg

  • Values, Environmental Concern, and Environmental Behavior A Study into Household Energy Use

    Wouter Poortinga;Linda Steg;Charles Vlek

  • The Spreading of Disorder

    Kees Keizer;Siegwart Lindenberg;Linda Steg

  • An Integrated Framework for Encouraging Pro-environmental Behaviour: The role of values, situational factors and goals

    Linda Steg;Jan Willem Bolderdijk;Kees Keizer;Goda Perlaviciute

  • Factors influencing the acceptability of energy policies: A test of VBN theory

    Linda Steg;Lieke Dreijerink;Wokje Abrahamse

  • Psychological factors influencing sustainable energy technology acceptance: A review-based comprehensive framework

    Nma Nicole Huijts;Eje Eric Molin;L Steg

  • Morality and prosocial behavior: the role of awareness, responsibility, and norms in the norm activation model.

    Judith I. M. De Groot;Linda Steg

  • MEASUREMENT AND DETERMINANTS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

    Birgitta Gatersleben;Linda Steg;Charles Vlek

  • The effect of tailored information, goal setting, and tailored feedback on household energy use, energy-related behaviors, and behavioral antecedents.

    Wokje Abrahamse;Linda Steg;Charles Vlek;Talib Rothengatter

  • How do socio-demographic and psychological factors relate to households' direct and indirect energy use and savings?

    Wokje Abrahamse;Linda Steg

  • The value of environmental self-identity: The relationship between biospheric values, environmental self-identity and environmental preferences, intentions and behaviour

    Ellen van der Werff;Linda Steg;Kees Keizer

  • The Significance of Hedonic Values for Environmentally Relevant Attitudes, Preferences, and Actions

    Linda Steg;Goda Perlaviciute;Ellen van der Werff;Judith Lurvink

  • Social influence approaches to encourage resource conservation: A meta-analysis

    Wokje Abrahamse;Linda Steg

  • Meta-analyses of factors motivating climate change adaptation behaviour

    Anne M. van Valkengoed;Linda Steg

  • Value Orientations and Environmental Beliefs in Five Countries Validity of an Instrument to Measure Egoistic, Altruistic and Biospheric Value Orientations

    Judith I. M. de Groot;Linda Steg

  • SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

    Linda Steg;Robert Gifford

  • ⊡ Human Behavior and Environmental Sustainability: Problems, Driving Forces, and Research Topics

    Charles Vlek;Linda Steg

Frequent Co-Authors

Siegwart Lindenberg
Siegwart Lindenberg University of Groningen
Robert Gifford
Robert Gifford University of Victoria
P. Wesley Schultz
P. Wesley Schultz Claremont Graduate University
Paul G. Bain
Paul G. Bain University of Bath
Guy Doron
Guy Doron Reichman University
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia Federal University of Paraíba
Russell Spears
Russell Spears University of Groningen
Yoshihisa Kashima
Yoshihisa Kashima University of Melbourne
Yanjun Guan
Yanjun Guan Durham University
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge Universidade de São Paulo

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